Depends upon the cop, we have some here in N.H. ( locals not troopers) who think they are Harry Callahan. I have seen more abuse and there have been numerous serious problems in the past years in the news . My wife stopped in a turnaround on the side of the road to get out due to a cramp and one of them grilled her, why are you here and she explained her cramp, where are you coming from, she explained home, where are you going, she explained work, are you sure, I need your license and registration. She is 52, dresses and looks professional and doesnt have purple hair with numerous tatto's etc, even if she did it doesnt make one a criminal! This happens more often in these 2 towns neighboring me than one would like to know. I always call the chief's and complain, I have to say my towns police do not treat everyone like criminals, my wife got stopped for doing 10 over going to work one morning in our town and they just gave her a warning, the other town gave her a ticket for 6 over in a 40 zone at 5 am with almost zero traffic. I was hunting in one of the other 2 neighboring towns 18 years ago and got a note on my windshield call the PD, the former chief informed me not to hunt in his town anymore and that he didnt like our kind in his town, I asked him what kind and he said HUNTERS! I called fish and game and wrote a letter to the AG's office, I was in the military home on leave and was not happy to say the least, I asked the AG is this freedom military members risk their live's for? There was an incident where one of these cops stopped a guy for speeding a few years ago, the cruiser was unmarked, the man told his 15 year old daughter to call 911 because the copm was being an A-Hole and he wasnt sure he was a cop, the cop told her not too but she did per dads instructions. The cop dragged him out of the vehicle in a chokehold and the guy told him when in cuffs he couldnt breathe and was having chest pains, the cop wouldnt back off and guess what, the guy died! All because the cop was pissed he told his daughter to call 911, this actually came out in the news report as to why the cop did it, he also said he thought the guy was faking a heart attack and while he had him in cuffs never called the ambulance until he collapsed DEAD! I never heard of the results of any lawsuit and after the investigation the cop wasnt charged with anything! Sadly some of the cops in one of the neighboring towns are worse than most they lockup, they have had numerous investigations, substantiated taking evidence, drinking while driving in the town cruisers CHIEF included, lying in court, abuse and harrassment of citizens, illegal search, and one is a former cocaine user and dealer admittedly but was never caught so no felony record, this all came out in the news during an investigation! Well guess what, the only one gone is the chief, the coke boy is still there! After investigation the state AG decided what they needed was more TRAINING!!!!! As a note the latest Chief who was there for 5 years was just canned after 3 suspensions that the details of were not released, he was charged with criminal threatening with a gun of his ex and her boyfriend but got off, now there is yet another new chief, all in about a 10 year span! There are many excellent cops who are decent and honest, but sadly scum like this give ALL cops a blackeye and most cops will turn them in as they know what can happen to good cops who turn in bad cops. Some cops the more you tell them the more you are suspect of who knows what, I always say answer with as few words as possible, dont lie but chose your words wisely! I was involved with one of these 2 neighboring PD's before my military career and they used to start fights on campus by telling one frat that the other was dissing them and then wait for the fight just so as they said, they could bust heads and kickass on the college punks, my involvement was short lived, this was before I knew who and what they were. My family has had many L.E.O.,s my dad a lieutenant and uncle a former chief included, my son is a federal agent and I respect them, but I also realize from experience and events that not all cops are in it for the same reason.
(sorry Frank, that was a cheap shot at you bud).
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